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05-24-2012, 11:44 AM
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I wonder . . .
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May 24, 2012 - 1946 Triumph Slowpoke
 From a Yahoo article titled The Ten Slowest Sports Cars of All Time. This is how "fast" this 1946 Triumph 1800 is: 0-60: 34.4 Compared to the 1950 Crosley Hot Spot: 0-60: 26.3 Quote:
(What's a Crosley? Never heard of it.) (Oh, this is a Crosley. Cool!)  Courtesy of the Crosley Auto Club. |
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05-24-2012, 01:19 PM
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Slattern of the Swail
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That kid is pointing at you.
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05-24-2012, 01:31 PM
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a beautiful fool
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actually, if you zoom in, he looks more like he's casting a spell on you.
boo!
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05-24-2012, 02:40 PM
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Nearly done.
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I think that nowadays we see 'sports cars' as fast cars but that certainly wasn't always the way. In earlier times sports cars were vehicles used primarily for leisure, for fun, maybe only at weekends - not the owner's everyday car. It wasn't really much about what car-folk call 'sporty' these days.
Me, I am and always have been a huge fan of motorsport and I don't care what kind of Ferrari or Lamborghini you have - if all you do is drive around town posing in it you don't have a sports car. As far as I'm concerned it only becomes that when you use it for sport! |
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05-24-2012, 10:01 PM
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05-25-2012, 06:49 PM
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Junior Master Dwellar
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I guess it falls to me who had one to point out it was a Crosley Hot Shot, not Spot.
Very fun litlle auto and popular to make home made racers out of. |
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05-25-2012, 10:38 PM
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The future is unwritten
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A city car in Indiana.
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05-27-2012, 09:04 AM
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Radical Centrist
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05-27-2012, 10:30 AM
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UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION
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Go Jbro!
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05-27-2012, 12:11 PM
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polaroid of perfection
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It's a beautiful beast.
I don't mind the speed, as long as it's a smooth ride.
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